Kiba Station
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T13 Kiba Station 木場駅 | |||||||||||
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 Exit 4b of Kiba Station, October 2012 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 5-5-1 Kiba, Kōtō-ku, Tokyo Japan | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Tokyo Metro | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | T Tozai Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||
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| Station code | T-13 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 14 September 1967 | ||||||||||
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| FY2021 | 60,085 daily | ||||||||||
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Kiba Station (木場駅, Kiba-eki) is a subway station on the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line in Kiba, Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan, operated by Tokyo Metro. It is numbered T-13.
Lines
[edit]Kiba Station is served by the Tokyo Metro Tōzai Line from Nakano in the west to Nishi-Funabashi in the east, and is located 14.9 km from Nakano.[1]
Station layout
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The station has a single underground island platform on the 4th basement level, serving two tracks.[2]
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | T Tozai Line | for Tōyōchō and Nishi-Funabashi JB Chuo-Sobu Line for Tsudanuma TR Toyo Rapid Railway Line for Tōyō-Katsutadai |
| 2 | T Tozai Line | for Otemachi, Kudanshita and Nakano JB Chuo-Sobu Line for Mitaka |
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Eastbound platform 1, October 2012 -
Westbound platform 2, October 2012
History
[edit]Kiba Station opened on 14 September 1967.[1] It was the first Tokyo Metro station to be built by shield tunneling.[citation needed]
The station facilities were inherited by Tokyo Metro after the privatization of the Teito Rapid Transit Authority (TRTA) in 2004.[3]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2000, the station was used by an average of 54,071 passengers daily.[1]
In the 2015 data available from Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Kiba → Monzen Nakacho was one of the train segments among Tokyo's most crowded train lines during rush hour.[4]
Surrounding area
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- Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
- Kiba Park
- Fukagawa Police Station
- Fukagawa Fire Station
- Heikyu Elementary School
- Toei Ōedo Line Kiba Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- ^ 木場駅 構内図 [Kiba Station guide map]. Tokyo Metro official website (in Japanese). Japan: Tokyo Metro Co., Ltd. 30 April 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
- ^ "「営団地下鉄」から「東京メトロ」へ" [From "Teito Rapid Transit Authority" to "Tokyo Metro"]. Tokyo Metro Online. 8 July 2006. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "Most Crowded Rush Hour Train Lines in Tokyo". Blog. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
External links
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- Kiba Station information (Tokyo Metro) (in English)